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Kendrick Lamar Takes His Victory Lap With New “Not Like Us” Video
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Reviews
A Record Collection, Reduced to a Mixtape / And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!
Art Brut
A double LP and CD box set collect the irascible English rockers’ studio recordings, B-sides, and live cuts. Though new material is limited, the band’s commitment to legacy is perfectly in character.
By Arielle Gordon
Walk Thru Me
The Folk Implosion
Lou Barlow and John H. Davis’ first body of new work in 25 years applies a fresh coat of paint to the droning indie rock sound of the duo’s formative years.
By Jude Noel
Home Constellation Study
Asher White
The 24-year-old Providence musician’s 15th album bursts with imagination, complexity, and feeling. The abundance of ideas might seem excessive if it weren’t so carefully arranged.
By Andy Cush
The Healer
SumacBest New AlbumThe experimental metal trio’s four-song, 76-minute album is the peak of their career. It’s dense and invigorating, highlighting the band’s dexterity, creativity, and clarity of purpose.Born in the Wild
TemsOn her adventurous and melancholic full-length debut, the Nigerian pop star re-asserts herself as an imaginative producer and the author of her own lore.Souvenirs
Emahoy Tsege Mariam GebruBest New ReissueA remarkable archival release captures rare vocal performances that the esteemed nun, composer, and pianist recorded in the late 1970s and early ’80s amid political turmoil in Ethiopia.The Year I Turned 21
Ayra StarrThe singer-songwriter’s second album is a well-curated coming-of-age tale. Full of summery R&B and glitzy amapiano, it moves beyond feel-good anthems and thoughtfully tackles the insecurities of young adulthood.One Hand Clapping
Paul McCartney / WingsBest New ReissueShelved for decades and now finally released in full, Wings’ 1974 Abbey Road sessions are intimate and exploratory, showcasing a seldom heard, anything-goes side of the former Beatle.A Dog’s Chance
Polo Perks / FearDorian / AyooLiiThis internet-enabled rap trio’s new collaborative album is a brief blast of unruly energy that bounces between 5G towers in New York, Atlanta, Milwaukee, and beyond.
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IasosEach Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit a foundational new age album from 1975, an alluring, slightly fried soundscape channeled directly to its composer from an inter-dimensional entity named Vista.AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
Ice CubeEach Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Ice Cube’s 1990 debut solo record, a groundbreaking piece of hard and funky reality rap that introduced the tabloid decade.She’s So Unusual
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FishmansEach Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Fishmans’ 1996 masterpiece, a landmark of Japanese rock that fits a lifetime of aspirations and daydreams into a single 35-minute composition.The Blue Mask
Lou ReedEach Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Lou Reed’s 1982 solo album, a strangely alluring comeback that made good on the promise of a lasting rock’n’roll icon.